Book DescriptionIn this panoramic guide by one of the worlds most knowledgeable movie enthusiasts, Cyrus Ghani reviews more than six hundred and fifty of the big screens finest offerings An international lawyer and eminent historian, Ghani has lived on three continents and is fluent in several languages, affording him a uniquely broad perspective оввоь on cinema His love affair with movies began, he says, at the age of eight and has lasted a lifetime My Favorite Films is the resultthe workof an avid fan, keenly insightful, highly informative, and happily free of the arcane terminology and analysis of academic film criticism In these pages, Ghani moves from early silent classics like Buster Keatons The General and Charlie Chaplins City Lights to the films of Billy Wilder and John Huston, the Ealing Studios capers, famed Ernst Lubitsch romantic comedies, the countless, finely-crafted films by Max Ophuls, and recent hits like The Silence of the Lambs and L A Confidentiala journey of exploration that will excite and delight film aficionados and occasional viewers alike.  Strengt2004 г 728 стр ISBN 0934211868.